Cisco VXI vs Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) comparison

"The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."

"Citrix Workspace allows you to work in a remote environment and gives you data security."

"My focus has primarily been on publishing virtual applications."

"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is the virtual desktop that we can use anywhere, at any time, and without taking our laptop."

"Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is a stable solution."

"It virtualizes the application on your desktop."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the desktop virtualization, which allows me to connect from anywhere."

"Remote work has been enhanced"

"The most beneficial feature is seamless remote access, particularly for applications rather than full endpoints. Security features include full data encryption and integrated SSL VPN through NetScaler for secure access."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."

"The monitoring and management is in need of improvement."

"Some customers find the price to be a significant factor. They have a hard time understanding the extra cost of the services"

"Direct connection of USB devices on the terminals to be used by streamed applications is very important for printing and the usage of token authentication, but the current version does not support this one hundred percent."

"Dependency on server virtualization after v7.x is an issue which I encountered in small environments."

"Tech support can be slow if you do not receive help from the US representatives."

"There are many latency and slowness issues, which are things looked after by Citrix."

"Scalability depends on the server and the number of users in the organization."

"Citrix has undergone significant changes, primarily due to its acquisition. This acquisition impacted Citrix's value because of increased licensing costs under the new model. As a result, many customers are now considering alternatives to Citrix."

"It is an expensive solution when there are bugs. I'm always ready to give money for a complete solution where there are no bugs in it, but you will never find it."

"We spent nearly 1,50,000 Euros for 250 licenses."

"Citrix licensing is expensive."

"A perpetual enterprise license costs approximately $300 USD."

"They offer licensing per user. From time to time, they give discounts. Because it's a hybrid model, you can deploy some portion of it on cloud and some portion your on-prem."

"It's costly in the market. But it is not expensive for the company. For the company, it's relatively inexpensive because the core of the work is compensated with the price."

"Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is an expensive solution."

"Where Citrix really needs to improve is in their support and in the way that they manage their licenses. Everything else comes second because if I'm not in a position where I can get proper support or manage my own licenses in an easy way, then it is pointless. Today, I am at a point where I may not be able to use Citrix anymore because they want to take away some of the licenses that I bought, pretending they are not valid anymore. That is frankly unacceptable. If they don't solve this, everything comes second because I cannot use my product."

"The cost of the Citrix software reflects what I would expect a product of that nature, in that market, to be. Understanding the licensing is quite a bit more complicated, because one of the things about Citrix is that you can buy licensing at different levels... Yet I still like the idea because it means that if all you need is a basic load balancing solution, then you don't need to buy an advanced or premium license."